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GA HB591

Bill

Status

Passed

5/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Stan Gunter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Municipal Court of the City of Cleveland, Georgia to charge a technology fee as a surcharge on each criminal and quasi-criminal fine, with a maximum amount of $10.00 set by order of the court judge

  • Restricts fee usage exclusively to technology needs of the court and city police department, including computer hardware/software and equipment for imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projections, and printing

  • Requires all collected funds to be maintained in a segregated account separate from other city funds, managed by the chief financial officer and clerk of court

  • Expenditures from the fund require direction from the city manager and may be used to reimburse the city's information technology department for services provided to the court or police department

Legislative Description

Cleveland, City of; Municipal Court; charge a technology fee

Last Action

Effective Date 2025-05-13

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/28/2025
Intragovernmental Coordination2/24/2025

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